10+ hour, 17+ min ago   (919+ words) Most people would consider the building of a grand museum glorifying a notorious dictator estimated to be personally responsible for the deaths of around 10 million people as an act of grotesque folly and gross insensitivity. That such a museum – which…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (800+ words) Elgan Hearn, Local Democracy Reporter An investigation is to be held into why a prestigious high school needs over £440,000 to write off debts incurred for running community sports. Crickhowell High School announced at the end of March that it would…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (508+ words) The pressure on universities to change “will only increase” with Andy Burnham as Prime Minister, a university sector chief has suggested. It comes as the value of higher education is increasingly being questioned, Professor Malcolm Press, president of Universities UK,…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (918+ words) A Reform Member of the Senedd has refused to say whether he approved a press release on Wales’ latest PISA results that was riddled with factual inaccuracies, spelling mistakes and grammatical errors. A Senedd staffer working on behalf of Sir…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1048+ words) Anthony Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter A county’s schools are having to make “increasingly difficult” decisions as falling pupil numbers impacts their budgets. A report on school finances set to go before Merthyr Tydfil Council’s Aspirational scrutiny committee on Monday, September…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (492+ words) Kieran Molloy, Local Democracy Reporter Calls have been made for a Welsh city to follow in Manchester’s footsteps and give free school transport to homeless children. Earlier this month the Greater Manchester Combined Authority granted thousands of children living in…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (423+ words) Mobile phone use could be restricted throughout the school day at schools across Wales under new national guidance being put out for consultation. Following the 12-week consultation, new guidance will be published in early 2027 in response to growing concerns about…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (741+ words) Eight newly qualified teachers will give viewers an insight into the highs and lows of their first year in the profession in a new fly-on-the-wall television series. S4C’s Athrawon follows teachers working at five Welsh-medium schools across Wales as they…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (595+ words) More than a quarter of workers in Wales are experiencing poor mental health, with new research finding they are faring worse than anywhere else in the UK. A report by the Mental Health Foundation estimates 26.2% of people in employment in…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (309+ words) A professor at a Welsh university has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in recognition of her contribution to research, policy and practice. Professor Lucy Griffiths of Swansea University is one of 74 leading social scientists recognised…...